Embroidery-stand.



No. 856,824. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907. L. TOBRINER. EMBROIDERY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I 1907.

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PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

L. TOBRINER. EMBROIDERY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED rm; 1 1907 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

4 Q meizfaif fiozalZraiwif LEON TOBRINER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNlA.

EMBROIDERY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed February 1,1907. Serial No. 355,319.

To ctZl whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON TOBRINER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Embroidery Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to embroidery stands, and aims to provide a stand in a manner as hereinafter set forth for supporting the embroidery frame, as well as enabling the frame to be adjusted vertically, at various inclinations, and reversed so that all parts of the work are readily accessible and at the same time enabling the operator to work in a convenient manner.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an embroidery stand which shall be simple in its construction, strong, durable, efficient in its use, readily adjustable so that the frame can be shifted to the various positions allowing for the frame to support material of varying thicknesses, foldable, when not in use in a compact manner and coinparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel con struction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stand in accordance with this invention, showing the ring with the material attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail showing the ring with the material in a reverse position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view partly broken away, showing means for securing the ring to the stand. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the means for securing the ring to the stand, the clamping member being elevated, and, Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the ring-securing means.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 1 denotes a vertically-adjustable upright having its lower end extending in a sleeve 2 which carries a set-screw 3 for fixing the upright 1 in its adjusted position. Surrounding the sleeve 2 is a collar 4 to which is hinged the upper end 5 of a plurality of supporting legs 6. The top of the upright 1 is bifurcated as at 7 and in which is mounted the flattened portion 8 of a coupling piece 9, the latter being in the form of a screw-threaded socket. Extending through the bifurcated end 7 of the upright 1, as well as the flattened portion 8 of the coupling piece, is a binding screw 10, the function of which is to adjustably clamp the coupling piece 9 to the upright 1. The binding screw 10 permits of the coupling piece being adjusted to various angular positions with respect to the upright 1. Secured to the coupling piece 9 is a suspension arm 11, which, when the coupling piece 9 is adjusted, is carried therewith, so that a like adjustment will be imparted to the suspension arm 1 1. The latter at its free end is formed with a head 12. Mounted upon the free end of the arm 11. is a supporting member 13 having a depending extension 14, which is provided with. an opening to allow of the mounting of the member 13 upon the arm 11, the head 12 of the arm 11 abutting against the extension 14 so that the arm 11 cannot be pulled through the extension in one direction. The supporting member 13 is secured to the arm 11 through the medium of a set screw 15 which. is mounted in the ex tension 14 and is adapted to engage the arm 11 so as to clamp it to the supporting mem ber. The set-screw 15 also permits of the supporting member being reversed or ad justed to various angles upon the arm 11, and when so adjusted is then clamped by the engagement of the screw 15 with the arm 11.

The supporting member 13 at its front is formed with a vertically-extending wall 16 and at the rear of said wall 16 a pair of -filling blocks 17-18 is pivoted, as at 19, the block 18 being of greater thickness than the block 17. The function of these filling blocks 17- 18 will be hereinafter referred to. At the rear of the supporting member 13 a pair of upwardly-extending apertured lugs 20 is provided which are suitably spaced apart and in. terposcd between the lugs 20 as well as being pivoted. thereto by the pin 21, is a protuberance 22 projecting rearwardly from a clamping member 23. The latter is formed with a pair of "finger pieces 241 to permit of the shifting thereof to and from clamping position,

and, to facilitate the movement of the mom ber 23 to clamping position the lower front edge thereof is rounded as at 25. The for ward face of the member 23 is curved so as to conform to the arc of a circle and the same is true of the rear face of each of the filling blocks 17, 18.

The ring or frame is indicated by the reference character 26 and it it adapted to be positioned against one of the filling blocks 17 or 18 in a manner as shown in Fig. 3 and the member 23 is then moved to clamping position thereby clamping the ring or frame to the supporting member 13. The filling blocks are of different thicknesses to compensate for varying thicknesses of material to be embroidered, and furthermore, so that the ring or frame will be fixedly clamped to the supporting member 13. The adjustably connecting of the arm 11 to the upright 1, the adjustably connecting of the upright 1 to the sleeve 2 and the providing of the hinged legs enable the stand to be folded in compact form when not in use.

It is thought from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that the many advantages of an embroidery stand in accordance with this invention can be readily understood, but it will be stated that owing to the manner in which the parts are set up the ring or frame can be adjusted to various incl nations, as well as being reversed and by such an arrangement it affords convenience to the operator when embroidering, and, furthermore enables all parts of the work to be readily accessible.

What I claim is 1. An embroidery stand comprising a supporting member, means whereby said member can be adjusted to various inclinations, means whereby said member can be reversed, a clamping member pivoted upon said supporting member and associating therewith, and a filling block pivoted to the supporting member and arranged in operative relation wvith respect to the clamping member.

2. An embroidery stand comprising a sup porting member, means whereby said member can be adjusted to various inclinations, means whereby said member can be reversed, a clamping member pivoted upon said sup porting member and provided with finger pieces, said supporting member having a front wall associating with said clamping member, and a plurality of filling blocks pivoted to said supporting member and of different thicknesses.

3. A11 embroidery stand comprising a vertically-adjustable upright, a suspension arm" provided at one end with a head, a coupling piece attached to the other end of said arm and adjustably connected to said upright, a supporting member mounted upon the free end of said arm, means whereby said member can be reversed, a clamping member pivotally connected to said supporting member and provided with a pair of finger pieces, said supporting member having a front wall associating with said clamping member, and said clamping member having its forward face curvedwith a rounded lower edge, and shiftable filling blocks pivotally connected to said supporting member and of different thicknesses.

4. An embroidery stand comprising a supporting member having a front wall, means whereby said member can be adjusted to various inclinations, means whereby said member can be reversed, a clamping member pivoted upon said supporting member at the rear thereof and associating with said front wall, and a filling block pivoted to each side of the supporting member at the rear of the front wall and arranged in operative relation withrespect to the clamping member and the front wall, one of said blocks being of greater thickness than the other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnessesv LEON TOBRINER.

Witnesses F. W. LAWLER, FLORA OPPENHEIMER. 

